Dr Kate Isherwood

Lecturer in Public Health
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences

KRIsherwood@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Overview

I joined Cardiff Met in January 2022 following employment at Public Health Wales as a Senior Researcher. Before this, I completed my PhD in the School of Psychology at Bangor University. Since I joined Cardiff Met, I have co-led the Research and Innovation group for Public Health and Wellbeing research within Cardiff Metropolitan University and held a position on the management team for the centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR) as the institutional lead for our collaboration with Euro Health Net. I regularly work with Public Health Wales and other organisations and charities to complete applied research in vaccine hesitancy, population wellbeing and leisure time (related to the HAPUS programme) and evaluating the implementation of CPR training in trainee teachers.

Teaching and supervision

I am currently module lead for Health Equity Interventions, a postgraduate course for students completing an MSc in Applied Public Health. I am also module lead for Determinants of Health, a first year module for students completing a BSc in Environmental Health. I also supervise and module lead the Level 7 Research Project module for students completing an MSc in Applied Public Health or MSc in Occupational, Health and Safety. I also contribute to teaching on the following modules: Applied Research Methods and Design, Professional and Interprofessional Development (Level 4), Worker Engagement and Wellbeing and Biopsychosocial Issues in Health.

I supervise students at both BSc and MSc level from Environmental Health, Applied Public Health and Occupational Health and Safety.

I am interested in applications for doctoral study supervision in the above areas.

External links

Cardiff Metropolitan University’s institutional co-lead for collaboration with Euro Health Net.

Co-lead for the Public Health and Wellbeing Research and Innovation group at Cardiff Metropolitan university.

I stand as an expert panel member on a range for Public Health Wales and local Health Boards

Professional Networking

Twitter: @Isherwood_Kate

Research Publications

Implementing the global framework on well-being at country level: Policy pathways

World Health Organization, Abdelaziz, F. B. (Editor), Krech, R. (Editor), Costongs, C., Godfrey, A., Stegeman, I., Crone, D., Isherwood, K., Mercer, J., Sellars, P., Wallis, C., Ness, O., von Heimburg, D. V. H., Prilleltensky, I., Goldblatt, P., Nelson, G., Kehoe, S., Sherriff, N., Williams, C. & van de Pas, R. & 1 others, Münter, L., 2025, Geneva: World Health Organization. 60 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

Precarious employment and associations with socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported health in Wales, UK

Gray, B. J., Griffiths, M. L., Kyle, R. G., Isherwood, K. R., Humphreys, C. & Davies, A. R., 24 Sept 2024, In: Public Health. 236, p. 452-458 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Relating Dispositional Mindfulness and Long-Term Mindfulness Training with Executive Functioning, Emotion Regulation, and Well-Being in Pre-adolescents

Wimmer, L., Isherwood, K. R., Parkinson, J. & Dorjee, D., 28 Jul 2023, In: Psychological Studies. 68, 4, p. 534-553 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Childhood Vaccinations: Stakeholder Experiences Review

Isherwood, K., Ward, J., Bennett, A., Hallingberg, B., Tomlinson, A. & Phillips, R., Nov 2022, Cardiff: Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Challenges to self-isolation among contacts of cases of COVID-19: a national telephone survey in Wales

Isherwood, K. R., Kyle, R. G., Gray, B. J. & Davies, A. R., 4 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 45, 1, p. e75-e86

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Perceptions of a short animated film on adverse childhood experiences: A mixed methods evaluation

Ford, K., Bellis, M. A., Isherwood, K. R. & Hughes, K. E., 17 Aug 2021, In: BMJ open. 11, 8, e050398.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Challenges of self-isolation among contacts of cases of COVID-19: a national telephone survey in Wales

Isherwood, K., Kyle, R. G., Gray, B. J. & Davies, A. R., 2021, In: Lancet. 398, S12

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

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